[Intro 0:00-2:00: fingerpicked acoustic only, no drums, whispered vocal] [instrumental 4 bars, then enter soft] [Verse 1: soft breathy vocal, acoustic + recorders] There walks a traveler on a road of stone Carrying questions he's always known He's searching for the light behind the trees Where the wind will answer, if you please [Verse 2: add electric piano, still quiet] She's buying moments with a silver coin Thinking happiness is to purloin But the whisper in the ancient wood Tells her gold can't buy the good [Build 4:00: acoustic strumming enters, bass enters, drums half-time] [sing stronger, narrative] And as we climb the winding stair We see the signs are everywhere The piper's calling us to join A new dawn waiting to be born [Mid-section 5:00: 12-string folk rock, layered vocals] Ooh, it makes me wonder Ooh, it makes me wonder If there's a path through the forest deep Where the shadows and the secrets sleep Two roads diverged but we must choose One to win and one to lose [Final 6:00-8:00: EXPLOSIVE hard rock, distorted guitars, heavy drums] [scream, powerful] AND WE'RE CLIMBING HIGHER! TO THE SKY! WHERE THE EAGLE DARE NOT FLY! THE STAIRWAY'S CALLING, HEAR THE SOUND! FROM WHISPER QUIET TO THUNDER LOUD! [Outro: epic climax, then abrupt] And in the end the stair remains Through sun and through the rains To be a rock and not to roll...
